2nd Tony Oposa IMC (2017) – Cebu City, Philippines

The second Tony Oposa Intergenerational Moot Court was held on May 30, 2017, at the UC School of Medicine Amphitheater in Mandaue City (Cebu), Philippines.

2nd Tony Oposa Intergenerational Moot Court Problem

For an archive of the event’s happenings, check out https://www.facebook.com/IUCNAELCEBU.

Participating teams and their written memorials:

  1. Sciences Po Rennes, France (Cécile Jourdan & Chloé Michel, supervised by Professor Emilie Gaillard) – On behalf of the Civil Society and NGOs 
  2. University of Cebu, Philippines (Hansel Jake Pampilo & Nikka Andrea Oquias, supervised by Professor Liza Osorio [if not also Professor Ma. Aleta Nunez (LaSalle University, Philippines) – On behalf of the Non-Nuclear Weapon States
  3. National University of Singapore, Singapore (Suah Boon Choong & Xenia Yau Yin Tang, did not attend due to terrorism threat) – On behalf of the Group of 21 states
  4. Seoul National University, South Korea – On behalf of the Middle East Zone and Allied Countries

Panel of judges for this mock International Court of Justice proceeding:

  1. Justice Marilyn B. Lagura-Yap — Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, Cebu City, Philippines
  2. Professor Nicholas Robinson — WCEL Chair Emeritus and University Professor at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, New York, USA
  3. Professor Emilie Gaillard  — Professor, Sciences Po Rennes, France
  4. Professor David Forman — Director of the Environmental Law Program at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa
  5. Professor Mahito Shindo — Professor, Waseda University, Japan
  6. Professor Ma. Aleta Nunez — Professor, La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

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